Comparison

Dive Log vs DIVE Magazine

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Dive Log

Log your SCUBA dives with detailed information, including GPS coordinates and dive buddy details. Supports metric and imperial units, and integrates with desktop software for comprehensive dive history management.

Highlights
  • SCUBA diving logbook
  • GPS coordinate capture
  • Dive buddy integration
  • Dive data and statistics
  • Metric and Imperial units
  • Dive computer data import
  • Bluetooth LE transfer
Features
Currently charting
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Dive Log is designed to work either as your primary SCUBA diving logbook application or in conjunction with compatible 3rd party desktop logbook applications. You can use Dive Log at the dive site or on the dive boat to capture the information about the site while it is fresh in your mind (or your dive guide's mind). You can even capture the GPS coordinates of the dive site using the built in location services of your iOS device. Details about your actual dive can be added immediately after your dive or at the après dive event and later be saved to your desktop computer. The dive buddy feature is fully integrated with Contacts on your iPhone or iPad, letting you capture information about your newest dive buddy or quickly add an existing buddy to a particular dive. The dive data and statistics features let you have an immediate answer the next time your dive guide asks how much weight you used on your last dive or have all the information you need about your dive history when you fill out that next dive waiver. Metric and Imperial values are supported for all appropriate logbook fields. You can easily enter values using the appropriate units for the situation and view them in your preferred measurement system. You can even explore detailed dive profiles from popular dive computers that you download with your desktop software and later upload to Dive Log on iPhone/iPad. Dive profile data can also be transferred directly from certain dive computers directly via Bluetooth or using a supported Bluetooth accessory and an associated in-app purchase. On Windows, Diving Log 6.0 (www.divinglog.de) is fully integrated with Dive Log on iPhone/iPad and has built in synchronization. Diving Log 6.0 has extensive support for importing data from dive computers and other dive log applications. On Mac OS X, logbook information can be imported to Dive Log on iPhone/iPad from a number of compatible applications using the free Dive Log Manager application available from More Mobile Software (www.moremobilesoftware.com/divelog-sync). DiveLogDT (available on the Mac App Store) can be used to directly import a number of dive computers and file formats and can synchronize with Dive Log on iOS. Dive data can be directly downloaded on a Bluetooth LE (Bluetooth 4.0/5.0) compatible iPhone, iPad or iPod touch from Bluetooth LE capable dive computers such as the Suunto EON Steel, Suunto EON Core, Suunto D5, Scubapro Galileo 2 (G2), Aladin Sport (Matrix), Aladin H (Matrix), G2 HUD, Aladin A1, Shearwater Teric, Peregrine, Petrel 2, Petrel 3, Perdix, Perdix AI, Perdix 2, NERD 2, Oceanic VTX, Pro Plus 4, Geo 4.0, VEO 4.0, Aeris A300CS, Aqualung i300C, i330R, i550C, i750TC, i770R, Apeks DSX, Sherwood Wisdom 4, Mares Genius and certain heinrichs weikamp OSTC computers as well as the DiveNav Inc. bluebuddy and Tech Buddy dive logger accessories. Supported Bluetooth LE accessories are available separately. Mares Bluelink Pro is a Bluetooth LE accessory by Mares and available for purchase separately (www.mares.com). The Bluelink Pro allows you transfer dive data from certain Mares dive computers (Puck Pro, Smart, Smart Air, Quad and Quad Air) directly to Dive Log on your Bluetooth LE compatible iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. Dive Computer Buddy (aka DCbuddy) is a Bluetooth LE accessory by DiveNav Inc. (note that the DCbuddy itself is no longer available). The DCbuddy allows you transfer dive data from certain dive computers (including models from Suunto, Oceanic, Aqualung, Aeris, Sherwood, Tusa and Mares) directly to Dive Log on your Bluetooth LE compatible iPhone, iPad or iPod touch.

About

DIVE Magazine

Access the latest diving news and a monthly roundup of past articles for free. Subscribers unlock a vast archive of content dating back to 2010, including digital magazine issues with stunning photography and in-depth articles.

Highlights
  • Latest diving news and ocean stories
  • In-depth diving destination guides
  • Monthly article roundups
  • Archive of digital magazine issues
  • Full-page and mobile-optimized viewing
Features
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With our mobile friendly app you can get all the latest news from DIVE for free and access a handy-round up of previous articles each month. And subscribers can access a vast archive of DIVE articles going back to 2010 including digital versions of our beautiful quarterly magazine brimming with top rate articles and awesome photographs. The DIVE app is the perfect way to browse ALL our content from your phone or tablet: • DIVELIVE Keeps you update with all the latest diving and ocean stories - travel guides, kit reviews, in-depth articles, videos and stunning photographs • DESTINATIONS In-depth guides to the world's top diving areas including the Philippines, the Bahamas and Malta • DIVE ISSUES A full archive of monthly issues going back to May 2010 and all our quarterly, collector magazines which can be viewed either as full pages or optimized to be read on your mobile We have been producing DIVE for more than 20 years - the magazine, website, newsletter and app that divers deserve! The DIVE Magazine subscription on iOS is available as follows: ∙Annual digital subscription for £10.49 ∙Payment will be charged to your iTunes account on confirmation of purchase ∙Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period ∙Account will be charged for £10.49 renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period depending on subscription plan ∙Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase ∙No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period The DIVE magazine privacy policy may be found here http://divemagazine.co.uk/privacy and the DIVE magazine terms of use may be found here http://divemagazine.co.uk/terms

Screenshots

Dive Log4 screens
DIVE Magazine2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: DIVE Magazine at Free against Dive Log's $14.99. DIVE Magazine also leads on review sentiment (95% vs 84%). Dive Log's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 7 months) and rating (4.7 vs 4.4). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

DIVE Magazine is free to download; Dive Log costs $14.99 up front. Dive Log sells 11 one-off in-app purchases and DIVE Magazine sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $13.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dive Log holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dive Log has 106 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 84% of Dive Log's written reviews are positive against 95% of DIVE Magazine's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dive Log ships an update monthly, DIVE Magazine every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Dive Log versus DIVE Magazine: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDive LogDIVE Magazine
Price$14.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (106 ratings) — better4.4 (13 ratings)
Positive reviews83.8% of reviews95.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings106 — better13
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#190 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGreg MclaughlinConnected Digital Ltd

Customer experience

Dive Log

All ratings106 ratings
Positive94.3%
Neutral2.8%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews303 reviews
Positive83.8%
Neutral6.6%
Negative9.6%

DIVE Magazine

All ratings13 ratings
Positive84.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative15.4%
Written reviews935 reviews
Positive95.4%
Neutral1.5%
Negative3.1%

Bugs and requests

Dive Log

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

DIVE Magazine

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes and freezes when accessing back issues
  • Download issues and unreliable offline access
  • Forced review popups that cannot be dismissed

Requested features

4 requests
  • Offline download and reading support
  • Improved navigation and user experience
  • More interactive and multimedia content
  • Expanded coverage of cold water diving

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Dive Log

One-time11
  • Suunto Bluetooth Download$2.99
  • Mares Bluetooth Download$2.99
  • Crest Bluetooth Download$2.99
Show 8 more
  • Shearwater Download$2.99
  • bluebuddy Download$2.99
  • SCUBAPRO Download$2.99
  • Pelagic Bluetooth Download$2.99
  • Cressi Bluetooth Download$2.99
  • Ratio Bluetooth Download$2.99
  • Halcyon Bluetooth Download$2.99
  • DCbuddy Support$4.99
11 purchases

DIVE Magazine

Subscriptions1
  • Dive Subscription - With Full Access to All Issues$13.991 Year
One-time10
  • July 2010 Issue - Dive Magazine$3.99
  • June 2010 Issue - Dive Magazine$3.99
  • May 2010 Issue - Dive Magazine$3.99
Show 7 more
  • August 2010 Issue - Dive Magazine$3.99
  • September 2010 Issue - Dive Magazine$3.99
  • October 2010 Issue - Dive Magazine$3.99
  • Dive Magazine Issue November 2010$3.99
  • Dive Magazine Issue December 2010$3.99
  • Dive Magazine Issue January 2011$3.99
  • February 2011 Issue - Dive Magazine$3.99

Questions

Is Dive Log free?
Dive Log costs $14.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is DIVE Magazine free?
DIVE Magazine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Dive Log or DIVE Magazine?
Dive Log is rated higher. Dive Log averages 4.7 out of 5 from 106 ratings, while DIVE Magazine averages 4.4 from 13 ratings.
Do Dive Log or DIVE Magazine have ads?
Neither Dive Log nor DIVE Magazine shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dive Log or DIVE Magazine?
Dive Log ships an update monthly, and DIVE Magazine every 7 months. Most recently, Dive Log was updated on October 18, 2026 and DIVE Magazine on October 16, 2026.

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